14. | John McQuiston was born on 9 Aug 1776 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (son of James McCuiston and Margaret Trindle); died on 4 Apr 1849 in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Notes:
Died:
He was shot and killed by an insane man named Scott. Scott thought John, then a constable, had a warrant for his (Scott's) arrest. John McQuiston did not have such a warrant. John McQuistion was buried on his farm opposite the McQuiston School House. The burying ground is now known as the McQuiston Cemetery.
John married Nancy Harper on 4 May 1802 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Nancy was born on 14 Aug 1784; died on 27 Jun 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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